My Girlfriend Is a Magical Girl! Chapter 43

What Sharingan?

Lu Annuan held back the urge to complain.

"Little brother, don't get it wrong. There's nothing stale at my stall."

The still-charming auntie put her hands on her hips in displeasure.

It seemed the auntie hated sharp-eyed brats too.

He had spotted the stale seafood on her stall right away. How was she supposed to fool the customers after him?

"Don't worry, Auntie. Later, just point out a stall you don't like, and I'll go pick things over there."

Lu Ming said.

"..."

You young man.

How were you so good at talking?

The auntie cleared her throat. "I'm not saying you're right, but since you're handsome, I'll give you a ten percent discount. When you buy vegetables later, you can go to the one on the left at the market entrance. That woman has a filthy mouth when she curses, so remember to pick out plenty of fresh stuff."

Lu Ming said, "OK!"

Ten percent off, secured!

Lu Annuan was also happy to save money and smiled. "You're pretty clever, huh?"

Praise him a little more.

It felt nice to hear.

Lu Ming and Lu Annuan bought some vegetables as well, then each carried two full plastic bags home.

The two of them made dinner together and finished eating.

Just after eight that night, Lu Ming saw that Lu Annuan had finished showering. Carrying the fragrance of body wash, she sat on the sofa in a T-shirt and shorts, her gleaming jade-like legs exposed. She softly hummed a song as she applied ointment to her feet.

"Did you get hurt fighting Evil Beasts?"

Lu Ming walked over and asked.

"After transforming, magical power protects me, so I actually don't get hurt easily. This was from practicing figure skating—falling down, getting cut by skate blades, that sort of thing. I'm used to it."

Lu Annuan said with an unconcerned grin.

This was how she had lived for the past ten years.

She had long gotten used to it!

Lu Ming truly hadn't known.

So after coming home every day, Lu Annuan would still apply ointment by herself.

He hadn't known at all.

Lu Ming felt a little guilty for letting his childhood friend be so lonely.

Neither of them spoke for a while. As Lu Annuan applied the ointment, she gradually felt a little embarrassed. Lu Ming had been staring at her gleaming little feet the whole time. What girl would be comfortable with a boy staring so directly at her feet?

Lu Annuan secretly glanced at Lu Ming and found that there was indeed no strange expression on his face. He was only focused on her wounds.

She felt relieved, but the shyness still wouldn't go away. She handed the cotton swab to Lu Ming. "How about you apply it for me?"

Otherwise, with Lu Ming staring at her, even her hands were stiffening up like a robot.

Lu Annuan had just showered and smelled lovely, so Lu Ming wasn't worried about her feet being dirty. He took the cotton swab and applied the medicine for her.

Perhaps because of the rainy weather, the ointment had gotten damp.

But it was still usable.

As Lu Ming held Lu Annuan's foot and applied the medicine, he suddenly realized that her legs were truly long and straight. Even sitting sideways on the sofa, they occupied the whole thing. She was only 167 centimeters now, right?

Among the young actresses Lu Ming knew, Guan Xiaotong had the longest legs. He had thought that beneath her skirt were just legs, but once she stepped in front of the camera and the light hit her—hey!

Turns out there was another section of leg under the skirt.

And Lu Annuan's legs were no worse than hers at all.

Lu Annuan quietly watched Lu Ming apply the ointment. She had always been alone at home before, and sometimes she did feel lonely. But today, Lu Ming was applying medicine for her. The feeling of having the two of them together... wasn't bad at all!

Lu Annuan looked at Lu Ming, the curve of her lips lifting slightly.

Then...

"Ah!"

A ticklish sensation made Lu Annuan hurriedly pull back her leg. Her cheeks flushed as she looked at Lu Ming and said in embarrassed anger, "Why are you touching the sole of my foot?!"

Her ticklish spot had been touched. She couldn't stand it either!

Especially... when it was Lu Ming, a boy, touching it!

The feeling was even stranger.

"Who touched it? I was applying medicine, okay!"

Lu Ming retorted.

I was applying medicine for you, and you're accusing me instead!

Li Deng bites Lu Ming—what an ungrateful person!

Lu Annuan tilted her head and thought about it. It did seem to be true, so she extended her foot again and cautiously said, "Don't touch me randomly."

"I'd rather go pet a cat!"

When Lu Ming said that, Lu Annuan felt a little reassured.

Lu Ming continued applying the medicine.

Fine, he really had been feeling guilty and had deliberately touched her foot just now.

It felt pretty nice.

"Do you have any competitions coming up?"

Lu Ming asked.

"There's a practice competition at our school, but I should be able to take first place!"

Lu Annuan said proudly.

A little red flower for you.

"But for national-level competitions, it's hard to say."

Lu Annuan felt uneasy and continued, "Our coach often says that eighty percent of performance in a competition comes from your usual fundamentals, while the other twenty percent depends on your condition that day. Sometimes that twenty percent doesn't matter, but sometimes it becomes especially important."

Lu Annuan smiled. "She also often says, 'Love is the only legal stimulant,' but my dad is so busy that he can't come watch me in person. So who else could come..."

"I'll go next time."

Lu Ming said.

"Okay... ah."

Lu Annuan instinctively agreed, then realized what he meant.

Did Lu Ming mean... that he liked her?

Lu Annuan's heart suddenly raced. The heart in her chest, healthy beyond measure, nearly leaped out.

Was this a confession?

She had kissed Lu Ming before. That could count as an intimate relationship already, right?

"All done."

Lu Ming said.

"Do you want to sit a while longer and watch TV?"

Lu Annuan asked as if nothing had happened.

"...Sure."

Lu Ming felt there was nothing good on TV now. It was either killing Japanese devils or killing Japanese devils.

He might as well watch the romantic movies in his hard drive's "mother cabinet."

The reason he sat down was Lu Annuan beside him.

The two of them... sat very close.

They were almost pressed together.

Lu Ming's palm seemed to accidentally rest on her hand.

Lu Ming felt his heart beating a little faster too.

Only the TV could be heard in the living room. After a while, Lu Annuan awkwardly said, "There doesn't seem to be any good TV dramas. We might as well watch TV. How about you go back and use your computer?"

"...My computer's updating Windows 11, so I can't use it."

Lu Ming said.

"Oh, okay."

Lu Annuan nodded quickly.

Liar. I'm not updating that stupid Win11 at all.

Lu Ming just wanted to sit with Lu Annuan a little longer.

After all, who wouldn't like sitting beside a girl they liked?

Of course, Lu Ming felt that he only liked Lu Annuan "a little."

But after watching for a while, the drama went to commercials. It seemed like they had run out of things to talk about, and it was time to return to their separate rooms.

Lu Annuan stood up. "Then I'll..."

"Remember to invite me next time you compete."

Lu Ming suddenly said. Looking at the surprised Lu Annuan, he added, "I may not be as full of familial love as Uncle Lu, but you've worked so hard... I can go give you some legal stimulants."

Legal stimulants.

Only love.

Lu Annuan blinked her almond eyes and suddenly felt so excited that she couldn't contain it. She couldn't help revealing a delighted smile without the slightest restraint. "Then remember to come when I call you next time!"

Lu Ming said, "I'll definitely come!"

Back in her room, Lu Annuan threw herself onto the pillow, hugged Violent Bear, and stared at the ceiling with a silly grin.

Hmph, I told you I'm this pretty. How could you possibly not like me?

Lu Annuan's cheeks felt astonishingly hot, and no matter what she did, she couldn't cool them down.

Lu Ming said... he would give me love.

There was love between childhood friends too.

Lu Ming returned to his bedroom, feeling a little nervous as well.

No, first I'll do a set of Tai Chi to calm down.

A big watermelon...

"Ding."

It wasn't the system. It was QQ.

Lu Ming picked it up. It was a message from Lu Annuan.

Lu Annuan: "(Photo) My leg feels a little better after applying the medicine."

In the photo, Lu Annuan was sitting on her bed and had taken a picture of her own legs. They were slender and straight, fair and gleaming. When pressed together, there wasn't a single gap between them, and their graceful curves were utterly captivating.

Lu Ming swiftly saved the photo in the triple-locked "Ultimate Plus Spellcasting Materials" album.

Photo +1.